Team Based Learning

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Team Based Learning

• Dan Mayer, MD
• Professor of Emergency Medicine
• Theme Leader, Evidence Based Health Care
• Albany Medical College
• Albany, New York, USA

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THE PROBLEM

• Present more material to students without giving
  more lectures
• More small group learning
• Less lectures
• Excite students about learning
• Teach critical thinking skills
• Encourage independent investigation
• Teach students to work in a team

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Four principles

• Teams properly formed and managed
• Students made accountable
• Team assignments promote both learning and
  teamwork
• Students get frequent and immediate feedback

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Team formation

• Minimize barriers to good teamwork
• No cliques in the teams (except by chance)
• Distribute member resources
• Even distribution of pre-acquired skills in each
  team
• Balance men and women
• Permanent teams (for duration of course) formed
  by the teacher

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Readiness Assurance Process (RAP)

• Individual Readiness Assurance Test (iRAT)
• Group Readiness Assurance Test (gRAT)
• Review answers and accept appeals
• Discuss problems with concepts

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Application exercises

• Apply material learned to new situations
• Select best response from several choices
• Simultaneous response from all groups
• Leads to discussions and each group must explain
  their answers

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Grading

• Combination of
• iRAT
• gRAT
• Peer evaluations
• Encourages all students to work together
• No free rides

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What is the down side?

• Takes much more work ahead of time by the
  teacher
• Write RAT
• Prepare Application exercises
• Keep track of multiple grades (iRAT, gRAT and
  peer evaluations)
• Once this is done, dont need to put in much
  more effort

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• Questions?